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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes to the cage accompanied by I Surrender. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, EJ Black!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Henson.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henson crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henson managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Henson has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Henson blocks with his arms.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Henson blocks with his arms.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
Henson can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Black blocks a body shot from Henson.
Henson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henson is defending well for now.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Henson lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henson.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henson blocks it.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henson.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henson.
Black looks winded!
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Henson has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Our sources have told us that Henson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Henson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black landing knees to the head.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Henson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henson is defending well for now.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henson misses with a punch to the body.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Henson's ribcage.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henson lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
Henson missing with knees to the body.
Henson tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henson.
Black misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henson.
Black blocking some punches.
Henson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Henson.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Henson misses with some punches.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but EJ Black will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henson scores with a jab.
Henson lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Henson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henson avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black landing knees to the body.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henson is blocking nicely.
Black avoiding damage as Henson throws knees to the body.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Black.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Henson won't want to take too many of those.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Black avoiding damage as Henson throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
Henson avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Henson managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Henson won't want to take too many of those.
Henson tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Henson lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henson.
Black has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Henson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henson misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Henson blocks with his arms.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henson scores with a shoulder strike.
Henson working aggressively here.
Henson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henson lands a shoulder strike.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henson blocks it.
Henson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black scores a nice knee to the body.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Henson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Henson crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Henson lands a nice uppercut.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
Henson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Henson struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Henson.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Henson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Henson tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Henson's ribcage.
Henson avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Henson throws a head punch that misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Henson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henson. Henson obviously looking to wear him down.
Henson clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henson is blocking nicely.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Henson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Henson blocks with his arms.
Henson avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Henson.
Henson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Henson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henson misses with the head strike.
Henson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henson misses with the head strike.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henson.
Henson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Henson working aggressively here.
Black working Henson over with knees to the body.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henson.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Henson lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Henson.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
Henson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henson is defending well for now.
Henson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henson scores a nice knee to the body.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
Henson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Henson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henson works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Black avoiding damage as Henson throws knees to the body.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henson is blocking nicely.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black blocks a body shot from Henson.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henson lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black landing knees to the head.
Henson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Henson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henson missing with knees to the body.
Henson misses with some punches.
Henson lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henson.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henson has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Henson!
Michael Henson very nearly forgot to thank Instinct amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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